This week in Math, we did 2 by 2 multiplication. We also did 3 by 3 multiplication. It is as easy as one, two, three. We also reviewed rounding this week.
This week in Language Arts, we did nouns. A noun is a person, place, or thing. We also did a noun poem. We made a list of nouns and then put them into the blanks in a poem. The poems turned out really funny. We practiced proper and common nouns. A proper noun is a specific name of a person, place or thing. We also learned the rules for making a noun plural. A pronoun is another word for a person like he, she, it, we, and they. To make a noun possessive (show ownership) you add an apostrophe and s. We also learned about setting. That is where a story takes place.
This week in Social Studies, we talked about the different Native American regions. There are seven in all—the Southwest, the Northwest Coast, the California Intermountain, the Plateau, the Great Plains, the Eastern Woodlands, and the Southeast. The Native Americans in each region had to adapt to the climate there.
This week was neat!
By Ariel and Kacee (with additions by Mrs. Tomlin)
October 17-21, 2011
This week was fast.
This week in Language Arts, we continued to learn about characters. Characters are the people in the story. In Charlotte's Web the spider, the pig, the farmer,and the girl are characters. The characters are the people who learn a lesson, like not to lie, and to be nice to everyone. We finished our tall tales.
This week in Math, we did the Distributive Property of Multiplication. For example, an easier way to find out the product of 32 x 40 is this: do 30 x 40 = 1,200. Then do 2 x 40 = 80. Then add 1,200 + 80 and we get 1,280. So easy! We finished the math MEAP this week. THAT was easy.
This week in Social Studies, we had to do a winter count. A winter count is something Native Americans recorded their lives on. They marked the most important event of every year on it. We did a timeline of our lives on a piece of paper. Then we drew pictures resembling our timeline in Paint. Then we wrote and typed a paragraph in Microsoft Word. We also learned about the Northwest Coast Indians. We found out that they wore waterproof clothing, lived in wood houses with totem poles and made cedar and willow fish traps.
We did a Science MEAP test this week too.
This week was as sweet as chocolate.
By Ariel, Lauren, and Cassidy
October 10-14, 2011
This week was MEAPy.
This week we had the MEAP in Reading. It was great, and it was really easy. Next week we are going to take the Math test and the Science test in MEAP.
This week in Math, we learned how to estimate an answer to a double digit multiplication problem by rounding and then multiplying. We learned how to use the Associative Property and the Communicative Property.
In Language Arts, we worked on theme. We did a tall tale organizer and then we started writing our tall tales. We got on StudyIsland and took the tests for Conjunctions and Interjections, Theme, and Inference. We also blogged this week about the MEAP.
We finished talking about the scientific method and took a test on it in Science. Then we started a new chapter in Social Studies. We are learning about the Native Americans and where they migrated from. We took a closer look at the Inuits. The Inuits live on the Arctic ice fields. They build their houses out of whale bones, wood, and animal skins. They inflate seals and use them in the water as buoys. To help us learn about migration, our class took a “journey” and settled in a new land.
During Success Time we used the Michigan Model of Health. We talked about feelings. The four main feelings are upset, surprised, calm, and happy. We learned about ACT. That is what we can do when we are having strong feelings. First, we Acknowledge our feelings. Then we Calm down. Finally, we Talk to the other person using and I statement. We need to tell them how we feel, what they did, and then what we want them to do.
Kacee’s birthday was Tuesday.
That’s why this week was super-MEAPy.
October 3-7, 2011
This week was scientific!
This week in Science we began our booklet about the Scientific Method. We are making them on the internet. We are using a site called Little Bird Tales. We are drawing pictures and writing definitions for each step of the method. Most of us are doing very good jobs with our illustrations. We also learned about Marc Hauser this week. He learned about how monkeys use tools like humans. He found out that color does not effect the tools they choose, that they just pick the good tools. We also worked on metric conversion.
In Math, we learned about percents and decimals. To change a decimal into a percent, you move the decimal two places to the right and add a percent sign. To change a percent into a decimal, you move the decimal two places to the left. We did two reviews to get ready for a math test on place value. We took the test on Friday. We all hope we passed.
In Language Arts, we are preparing to write our own tall tale. We have been doing tall tale fill-ins, and we have been watching tall tale videos. We also started talking about the theme of a story. The theme is something that you learn from the story, like don’t lie or be nice to strangers. We continued blogging this week. We wrote about our favorite thing about fall and about a special school day.
We had a Student of the Month Assembly. The goal was setting high expectations. Our Student of the Month was Alicia. Good job, Alicia. Next month’s goal is responsibility.
Tonight is homecoming, so today we dressed in purple and gold. Our high school Link is Travis, and he is the quarterback. He is on the Homecoming Court, so he had to dress up today. He came by just to show us how nice he looked. Go Wildcats!
This week was as cold as Lake Superior.
This week in Math, we did 2 by 2 multiplication. We also did 3 by 3 multiplication. It is as easy as one, two, three. We also reviewed rounding this week.
This week in Language Arts, we did nouns. A noun is a person, place, or thing. We also did a noun poem. We made a list of nouns and then put them into the blanks in a poem. The poems turned out really funny. We practiced proper and common nouns. A proper noun is a specific name of a person, place or thing. We also learned the rules for making a noun plural. A pronoun is another word for a person like he, she, it, we, and they. To make a noun possessive (show ownership) you add an apostrophe and s. We also learned about setting. That is where a story takes place.
This week in Social Studies, we talked about the different Native American regions. There are seven in all—the Southwest, the Northwest Coast, the California Intermountain, the Plateau, the Great Plains, the Eastern Woodlands, and the Southeast. The Native Americans in each region had to adapt to the climate there.
This week was neat!
By Ariel and Kacee (with additions by Mrs. Tomlin)
October 17-21, 2011
This week was fast.
This week in Language Arts, we continued to learn about characters. Characters are the people in the story. In Charlotte's Web the spider, the pig, the farmer,and the girl are characters. The characters are the people who learn a lesson, like not to lie, and to be nice to everyone. We finished our tall tales.
This week in Math, we did the Distributive Property of Multiplication. For example, an easier way to find out the product of 32 x 40 is this: do 30 x 40 = 1,200. Then do 2 x 40 = 80. Then add 1,200 + 80 and we get 1,280. So easy! We finished the math MEAP this week. THAT was easy.
This week in Social Studies, we had to do a winter count. A winter count is something Native Americans recorded their lives on. They marked the most important event of every year on it. We did a timeline of our lives on a piece of paper. Then we drew pictures resembling our timeline in Paint. Then we wrote and typed a paragraph in Microsoft Word. We also learned about the Northwest Coast Indians. We found out that they wore waterproof clothing, lived in wood houses with totem poles and made cedar and willow fish traps.
We did a Science MEAP test this week too.
This week was as sweet as chocolate.
By Ariel, Lauren, and Cassidy
October 10-14, 2011
This week was MEAPy.
This week we had the MEAP in Reading. It was great, and it was really easy. Next week we are going to take the Math test and the Science test in MEAP.
This week in Math, we learned how to estimate an answer to a double digit multiplication problem by rounding and then multiplying. We learned how to use the Associative Property and the Communicative Property.
In Language Arts, we worked on theme. We did a tall tale organizer and then we started writing our tall tales. We got on StudyIsland and took the tests for Conjunctions and Interjections, Theme, and Inference. We also blogged this week about the MEAP.
We finished talking about the scientific method and took a test on it in Science. Then we started a new chapter in Social Studies. We are learning about the Native Americans and where they migrated from. We took a closer look at the Inuits. The Inuits live on the Arctic ice fields. They build their houses out of whale bones, wood, and animal skins. They inflate seals and use them in the water as buoys. To help us learn about migration, our class took a “journey” and settled in a new land.
During Success Time we used the Michigan Model of Health. We talked about feelings. The four main feelings are upset, surprised, calm, and happy. We learned about ACT. That is what we can do when we are having strong feelings. First, we Acknowledge our feelings. Then we Calm down. Finally, we Talk to the other person using and I statement. We need to tell them how we feel, what they did, and then what we want them to do.
Kacee’s birthday was Tuesday.
That’s why this week was super-MEAPy.
October 3-7, 2011
This week was scientific!
This week in Science we began our booklet about the Scientific Method. We are making them on the internet. We are using a site called Little Bird Tales. We are drawing pictures and writing definitions for each step of the method. Most of us are doing very good jobs with our illustrations. We also learned about Marc Hauser this week. He learned about how monkeys use tools like humans. He found out that color does not effect the tools they choose, that they just pick the good tools. We also worked on metric conversion.
In Math, we learned about percents and decimals. To change a decimal into a percent, you move the decimal two places to the right and add a percent sign. To change a percent into a decimal, you move the decimal two places to the left. We did two reviews to get ready for a math test on place value. We took the test on Friday. We all hope we passed.
In Language Arts, we are preparing to write our own tall tale. We have been doing tall tale fill-ins, and we have been watching tall tale videos. We also started talking about the theme of a story. The theme is something that you learn from the story, like don’t lie or be nice to strangers. We continued blogging this week. We wrote about our favorite thing about fall and about a special school day.
We had a Student of the Month Assembly. The goal was setting high expectations. Our Student of the Month was Alicia. Good job, Alicia. Next month’s goal is responsibility.
Tonight is homecoming, so today we dressed in purple and gold. Our high school Link is Travis, and he is the quarterback. He is on the Homecoming Court, so he had to dress up today. He came by just to show us how nice he looked. Go Wildcats!
This week was wild!